Kelley Horses Go East: Chicago Turfmans String of Six, Including Derby Candidate Skeezix, Leave Tanforan., Daily Racing Form, 1923-03-23

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KELLEY HORSES GO EAST Chicago Turfmans String of Six SixIncluding Including Derby Candidate CandidateSkeesix Skeesix Leave Tanforan TanforanSAN SAN FRANCISCO Cal March 22 The racing string of Frank J Kelley is on the way to Kentucky where an early campaign is planned The horses have been at Tan forari all winter and are ready to race right now They left here Tuesday In the string is the Kentucky Derby candidate Skeezix which has been going along well in his gallops gallopsMuch Much interest attaches to the twoyear olds in the stable as they are the first crop of the Sunstar horse Paicines which Kelley purchased several years ago from A K Ma comber The Chicago business man is much taken tip witli the half brother to War Cloud and Bit of White WhiteMr Mr Kelley spent the greater part of the winter here and seldom misseu being on hand on work mornings One day recently a horseman who had ofteti seen Paicines at Charles T Boots Elmwood Stock Farm where he had the run of a big paddock said to the owner and trainer C C Van Meter MeterThe The bay was a finelooking stallion when down at Milpitas MilpitasHe He is yet and I intend to give him the best of opportunities I have great hopes of him in the stud was Mr Kelleys comment commentCheerio Cheerio a daughter of Fulletta the well remembered son of Mirthful was not long in finding her racing legs and one morning electrified all the railbirds by reeling off a quarter in 22 i5 The old Tanforan course was not a fast one and such time was probably never heard of twenty years ago The new course has such a good cushion however the time was entirely creditable creditableCheerios Cheerios time was equaled one day last week by Jean Melville a daughter of Pai oines and Aurora The bay filly seems to be a real filer and owner Kelley hopes to win many a race witii her herSkoezix Skoezix ha rather peculiar action but covers the ground and that is what counts


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